MARY EVELYN TEATER
1922-2008
  
Visitation Saturday, February 16, 2008, at 10 a.m. Funeral Saturday,
February 16, 2008, at 11:30 a.m. Interment Highland Memorial Cemetery
Born May 25, 1922 Died February 13, 2008
  
Mary Evelyn VanHoose Teater died February 13, 2008, at her home in
Edgewood Estates in Frenchburg, Kentucky. She was the only child of
Charles W. VanHoose and Lula Patrick VanHoose and the widow of Oran
C. Teater who preceded her in death on November 20, 2001.
  
She is survived by her daughter Dianna T. Walke (Ron) of Morehead, KY
and her granddaughter Lee Ann Walke Pepper (Daryl) and four great
grandchildren: Anna Cecile, Mary Charlotte, Charles Dexter and
Elizabeth Lee of Elizabethtown, KY.
   
Evelyn was born in Thealka, Johnson County, KY on May 25, 1922. She
wrote in her Memoir, I’m Glad I’m Not From Off, that she felt sorry
for anyone who was not born in Paintsville or who did not grow up on
Preston Street. She was an active member of the First Christian
Church in Paintsville, served as president of the Paintsville Woman’s
Club. Her career as a legal secretary was spent in the law offices of
Wells and Wells.
  
After her husband’s retirement as Superintendent of the Paintsville
City Schools in 1978, they relocated to Lexington, KY. There she was
an active member of Southern Acres Christian Church and spent a good
deal of her time volunteering for various church events.
  
In 1982, Evelyn and Oran moved to Morehead, KY to be near her
daughter, son-in-law and grandchild. There she was active at the
Morehead Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), where she
volunteered at the Human Concerns Store and the Senior Citizen’s Day
Care. She was also a member of the Morehead Garden Club.
  
Visitation for Mary Evelyn VanHoose Teater will be held Saturday,
February 16, 2008, at the First Christian Church, 227 East Main
Street, Morehead, KY at 10:00 a.m. A celebration of her life will
begin at 11:30 with the Rev. Mollie Smothers officiating.
  
Burial will be at Highland Memorial Cemetery at Staffordsville (near
Paintsville). Graveside services will be held at approximately 2:30
p.m. on Saturday. Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals is in charge of
arrangements.
  
Pallbearers: David Mirus, Clyde I. James, David Perkins, Charlie
Tingle, Lee Chaney, Larry Fannin, Jack Whidden, Wayne Caldwell, and
Ronnie Caudill. Honorary pallbearers: Dan Thomas and the Elders of
First Christian Church.
  
Memorial tributes may be made to the First Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ) Living Memorial Fund or St. Claire Regional
Medical Center Foundation, 222 Medical Circle, Morehead, KY 40351.
  
Submitted By: Connie Spurlock
     
CEMETERY INDEX      BACK     HOME